News tagged with work policies

Today's parents 'not to blame' for teenage problem behaviour

(PhysOrg.com) -- Poor parenting is not the reason for an increase in problem behaviour amongst teenagers, according to research led by Oxford University.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 31, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (22) | comments 32

One in ten 16 year olds have self-harmed

One in ten 16 year olds in Northern Ireland have self-harmed in the past year, according to new research by ARK at Queen’s University and the University of Ulster.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Princeton bans academics from handing all copyright to journal publishers

Prestigious US academic institution Princeton University has banned researchers from giving the copyright of scholarly articles to journal publishers, except in certain cases where a waiver may be granted. ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Firms pay more to high-skill foreign IT pros than to US colleagues: study

Contrary to public assertions, IT professionals in the U.S. who are not citizens actually earned more than their American colleagues from 2000-2005 and therefore did not depress the salaries of American citizens, according ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 13, 2010 | popularity 1.6 / 5 (7) | comments 2

New rules for court reporting puts the privacy of children 'at risk'

(PhysOrg.com) -- New legislation to relax the restrictions on media reporting of family court cases could put the privacy of vulnerable children at risk, according to a paper published by the Department of ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Get some balance - make flexible work policies work

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most organisations' flexible work policies sit idly in policy documents, employees too uncomfortable to implement them because they might be frowned upon by employers or co-workers for deviating from the ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0